HAWAII, 1857, 5c on 13c Dark Red (7). Type I (Clark) numeral, unused (no gum), clear to ample margins, radiant color, light vertical crease at left

VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT ON 13-CENT PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.

The 5c provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5c stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5c stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.

Ex J. C. Chapin, Mandel, Pietsch and Gross. Signed Diena. With 1979 Hawaiian Philatelic Society certificate and 1953 letter of authenticity from Billig & Rich. With 2016 P.F. certificate

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